"Stop the Rollercoaster - How to Take Charge of Your Blood Sugars in Diabetes"
This book covers a lot in terms of diabetes management and also provides very helpful charts/graphs. An excellent resource book for anyone using MDI or flexible insulin therapy.
Sweet Kids: How to Balance Diabetes Control & Good Nutrition with Family Peace
Simple advice on how to adjust your child's insulin to cover their dietary intake, not the other way around. You'll find help on nutrition; growth; snacks; coping with sports and eating disorders; special advice for toddlers, school-age kids and teens; and how to avoid parental burnout.
When a Child Has Diabetes
This well-written book is very concise, thorough and easy to understand. Included is a detailed explanation of how to draw up an insulin shot, advice on how to deal with children of all ages, basic information about complications and a brief discussion about the search for a cure are also included.
The Dinosaur Tamer
These stories contain examples of some of the challenges that adolescents and teens with diabetes face every day and how they manage to overcome these challenges and live life to the fullest.
Sugar Isn't Everything
Fear of insulin injections and anger at diagnosis of an adolescent girl. Amy is also concerned about the perceived stigma of wearing her medical ID bracelet, and distressed at not being able to eat her favorite foods. An excellent novel that deals with the emotional aspects of diabetes. Highly recommended for kids ages 9 to 15.
Email me your ideas today! Webmaster Paul Sharpe
Email Carol Hagen your address to recieve her News letter